Friday, May 29, 2009
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Wordless Wednesday
PIGTAILS!
On a not so wordless side note: my child loves the bathroom and will crawl in there all by herself to play. "Playing" can involve opening and closing the cabinets and drawers over and over and over, pulling the toilet paper off the roll and eating a few bites of it, pushing all of her bath stuff into the tub and then throwing a leg up on the side of the tub as an attempt to get IN the tub, or you know good 'ol splashing in the toilet--then looking at me SO PROUD when I find her in there. Figure that one out, huh?
On a not so wordless side note: my child loves the bathroom and will crawl in there all by herself to play. "Playing" can involve opening and closing the cabinets and drawers over and over and over, pulling the toilet paper off the roll and eating a few bites of it, pushing all of her bath stuff into the tub and then throwing a leg up on the side of the tub as an attempt to get IN the tub, or you know good 'ol splashing in the toilet--then looking at me SO PROUD when I find her in there. Figure that one out, huh?
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
A Few Things I've Learned
A few things I’ve learned these past 5 days:
A 13 month old (yes, I said 13 months) is able to survive on goldfish crackers and milk for two, ok three, days
A 21 pound child that is attached to your hip 18 hours a day for 5 days gives your biceps an amazing workout
Said workout (see above) makes pulling out the tank tops not as mortifying as I thought it would be
Children’s M.otrin is amazing
God invented binky’s and lovey’s for a reason
Being the only one that your sick baby wants makes you feel like you’re the most important person in the world
I can only take Barney in small doses
I can only take Wonder Pets in even SMALLER doses (seriously, have you momma’s SEEN this show!??!!?!?!?)
A bath is a form of entertainment when you can’t leave the house
I am so happy to report that we are finally on the mend. The high fever is now gone and Claire is finally acting like herself again…I mean, she even wanted a bite of my O.reo last night and chased me up and down the couch until she got it.
A 13 month old (yes, I said 13 months) is able to survive on goldfish crackers and milk for two, ok three, days
A 21 pound child that is attached to your hip 18 hours a day for 5 days gives your biceps an amazing workout
Said workout (see above) makes pulling out the tank tops not as mortifying as I thought it would be
Children’s M.otrin is amazing
God invented binky’s and lovey’s for a reason
Being the only one that your sick baby wants makes you feel like you’re the most important person in the world
I can only take Barney in small doses
I can only take Wonder Pets in even SMALLER doses (seriously, have you momma’s SEEN this show!??!!?!?!?)
A bath is a form of entertainment when you can’t leave the house
I am so happy to report that we are finally on the mend. The high fever is now gone and Claire is finally acting like herself again…I mean, she even wanted a bite of my O.reo last night and chased me up and down the couch until she got it.
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
Happy Coming Home Day!!
One year ago today, we brought our teeny, tiny 4 lb 10 oz baby home from the hospital. She was 27 days old. I remember being so worried that the carseat was for a “5-30 pound child". Claire wasn’t quite at that 5 pound mark.
I remember being SO proud as I was wheeled out of those huge sliding hospital doors with a carseat on MY lap this time. The day I was discharged, and I left with no baby, still fresh in my mind.
And I also remember the pain of the other moms that we passed leaving the NICU. The pain that I felt too many times. They would leave the hospital, again that night, empty handed. I almost didn’t want to look directly into their eyes as I was wheeled past them. As excited and relieved that we were going home, I remember sitting there day after day watching the other moms and dads in our room pack up their child’s belongings, do the carseat test (to make sure that our preemies didn’t have heart rate drops being in the “seated” position) and wait for the wheelchair to arrive to take them home.
Home.
It was a breezy day, and I remember being so excited to let Claire see the outside for the first time. Feel the sun on her face, the wind in her fuzz of hair. She was awake the whole ride. Taking everything in. We were finally able to take our baby, our miracle, home. And become the family that we had dreamed about for months.
Family.
Thank you God for this amazing roller coaster of a first year. Thank you so much for allowing us the laughs, tears, and absolute joy and overtaking love that this past year has brought to us. Thank you God for this perfect child that you blessed us with.
I remember being SO proud as I was wheeled out of those huge sliding hospital doors with a carseat on MY lap this time. The day I was discharged, and I left with no baby, still fresh in my mind.
And I also remember the pain of the other moms that we passed leaving the NICU. The pain that I felt too many times. They would leave the hospital, again that night, empty handed. I almost didn’t want to look directly into their eyes as I was wheeled past them. As excited and relieved that we were going home, I remember sitting there day after day watching the other moms and dads in our room pack up their child’s belongings, do the carseat test (to make sure that our preemies didn’t have heart rate drops being in the “seated” position) and wait for the wheelchair to arrive to take them home.
Home.
It was a breezy day, and I remember being so excited to let Claire see the outside for the first time. Feel the sun on her face, the wind in her fuzz of hair. She was awake the whole ride. Taking everything in. We were finally able to take our baby, our miracle, home. And become the family that we had dreamed about for months.
Family.
Thank you God for this amazing roller coaster of a first year. Thank you so much for allowing us the laughs, tears, and absolute joy and overtaking love that this past year has brought to us. Thank you God for this perfect child that you blessed us with.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Thrifty Thursday
I'm a big lover of P.ediped shoes. They allow little feet to grow and develop properly. I ordered these sweet little shoes yesterday for Claire.
Enter SNOB during checkout for free shipping.
Enter SNOB during checkout for free shipping.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Wordless Wednesday
Sleeping like a baby...
P.S. After taking these photos I tucked her little hand and foot back into bed ( :
P.S. After taking these photos I tucked her little hand and foot back into bed ( :
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
I am grateful for...
My heart is breaking into a million pieces for this family right now. Although I know that Kayleigh is in a better place where there is no pain and she is free to play all day with the other Angels that have left this world too early, I am still having a really hard time with this. I have been following this little girls amazing journey for months, and it may sound weird to non-bloggers who read this, but you almost feel like you KNOW these little kiddos whom you read about daily. You are allowed a little peek into their world.
I am so grateful that I was blessed with the healthy little girl that I have. Stories like Kayleigh's make me really take a step back and be grateful for all of the things that I either take for granted or don’t appreciate enough, or even get irritated with. Simple, everyday things (miracles) that sometimes put a smile on my face, but more often are overlooked in the hectic everyday lives that we lead.
Some things that I am grateful for that I often overlook ( I’m putting this out there to all of my fellow blogger-momma’s to do as well, even if you don’t post it…we are all SO blessed with our sweet little girls and boys):
-Claire’s beautiful, perfect face. I can close my eyes and picture every feature like she was sitting in front of me.
-The way her beautiful face has changed over time. She is losing that baby look and looking more and more like a little girl. I am so grateful that I am/was able to witness this.
-The dimples in her elbows.
-Her outie belly button. And the way it REALLY sticks out when she has a full tummy.
-The sound she makes when she sucks her binky
-How she waves to any car that passes by on the street or in the parking lot…even if the people don’t wave back.
-Her standing up in her crib in the morning with one binky in her mouth, one in her hand, her lovey in the other and eyes shining
-Her bed head.
-The way she crawls up my leg when I’m making dinner
-The soaking wet floor after a bath from shrieks and kicks and splashes
-The smell of her after a bath, all lotioned up with jammies that smell like D.owny
-Her face when she’s swinging in the back-yard
-The squeal and lightning speed crawl to the door when she hears the garage door open…knowing that it’s either me or Daddy coming home
-The “ahh” that gets her anything and everything she wants
-Her love of ice cream
-Her hair that blows in the wind and falls away from her head when she lies on the couch
-Putting the cell phone to her shoulder/ear and saying “hiiiii”
-Kisses
-Hugs
-A living room full of toys
-A dining room full of toys
-A kitchen full of toys
-A bathroom full of toys
-A hallway scattered with toys
-A pink little girls’ room filled to the brim with toys
-The soft glow of the Angel nightlight from her room at night
-Being Claire’s mom.
I could go on and on and on. I want her to know how much I adore her and how much I love her. Time is flying by and things can change in a heartbeat. Hug your little ones a little tighter tonight and thank God that he blessed us all with healthy children that we can laugh and play with. I thank God even MORE that he has given me the honor and privilege of being able to list a small sample of the things I am grateful and thankful for.
Thank you God for my miracle...
I am so grateful that I was blessed with the healthy little girl that I have. Stories like Kayleigh's make me really take a step back and be grateful for all of the things that I either take for granted or don’t appreciate enough, or even get irritated with. Simple, everyday things (miracles) that sometimes put a smile on my face, but more often are overlooked in the hectic everyday lives that we lead.
Some things that I am grateful for that I often overlook ( I’m putting this out there to all of my fellow blogger-momma’s to do as well, even if you don’t post it…we are all SO blessed with our sweet little girls and boys):
-Claire’s beautiful, perfect face. I can close my eyes and picture every feature like she was sitting in front of me.
-The way her beautiful face has changed over time. She is losing that baby look and looking more and more like a little girl. I am so grateful that I am/was able to witness this.
-The dimples in her elbows.
-Her outie belly button. And the way it REALLY sticks out when she has a full tummy.
-The sound she makes when she sucks her binky
-How she waves to any car that passes by on the street or in the parking lot…even if the people don’t wave back.
-Her standing up in her crib in the morning with one binky in her mouth, one in her hand, her lovey in the other and eyes shining
-Her bed head.
-The way she crawls up my leg when I’m making dinner
-The soaking wet floor after a bath from shrieks and kicks and splashes
-The smell of her after a bath, all lotioned up with jammies that smell like D.owny
-Her face when she’s swinging in the back-yard
-The squeal and lightning speed crawl to the door when she hears the garage door open…knowing that it’s either me or Daddy coming home
-The “ahh” that gets her anything and everything she wants
-Her love of ice cream
-Her hair that blows in the wind and falls away from her head when she lies on the couch
-Putting the cell phone to her shoulder/ear and saying “hiiiii”
-Kisses
-Hugs
-A living room full of toys
-A dining room full of toys
-A kitchen full of toys
-A bathroom full of toys
-A hallway scattered with toys
-A pink little girls’ room filled to the brim with toys
-The soft glow of the Angel nightlight from her room at night
-Being Claire’s mom.
I could go on and on and on. I want her to know how much I adore her and how much I love her. Time is flying by and things can change in a heartbeat. Hug your little ones a little tighter tonight and thank God that he blessed us all with healthy children that we can laugh and play with. I thank God even MORE that he has given me the honor and privilege of being able to list a small sample of the things I am grateful and thankful for.
Thank you God for my miracle...
Friday, May 8, 2009
Happy Early Mother's Day
This photo was taken by some wonderful, awesome, amazing, caring, talented (you get the picture) photographers that the NICU brought in last Mother's Day--Claire was 20 days old.
I will cherish this photo forever...
If you want to donate some of your hard earned cash to help keep this project up and running, click here.
I will cherish this photo forever...
If you want to donate some of your hard earned cash to help keep this project up and running, click here.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
The fruit strike is over
Claire is finally over her fruit strike. Anytime I’d offer her fruit the past few weeks, she would touch it--usually with one finger, then knock it off her tray--as though it was poison. If I did manage to sneak a piece in her mouth, she would stick her tongue out as far as she could until every last piece was out, which often resulted in excessive drool and/or gagging.
After she turned one we tried strawberries, and she loves them. That opened us back up to pears, bananas, peaches, and now raisins. I can now finally rest easy that she is getting her daily intake of fruit--because those of you that know me in real life know what an obsessive compulsive clean/germ freak that I am and know that Vitamin C is so important for a healthy immune system. End soapbox here.
I am also SO HAPPY TO REPORT that we have made the switch to whole milk! It was sooo nice to buy a gallon of milk for $3.50 at the store instead of a can of formula for $25.00. She transitioned beautifully…we did an ounce at a time of real milk in her bottles until we were at full milk…about 2 weeks.
Finally, I have started to put her snacks in a bowl a few times a day instead of a handful of puffs on the kitchen floor while I made dinner...you know you've all done it. I figured it was time to start treating her like the one year old human child that she is and give her some dinner/snack-ware. Her favorit snacks are Baby Goldfish, Banana C.heerios, and G.erber Yogurt drops—all mixed together in the bowl. I love watching her choose exactly which bite she wants next. Here’s a few cute pics from the weekend of her “snacking”…
All gone?
After she turned one we tried strawberries, and she loves them. That opened us back up to pears, bananas, peaches, and now raisins. I can now finally rest easy that she is getting her daily intake of fruit--because those of you that know me in real life know what an obsessive compulsive clean/germ freak that I am and know that Vitamin C is so important for a healthy immune system. End soapbox here.
I am also SO HAPPY TO REPORT that we have made the switch to whole milk! It was sooo nice to buy a gallon of milk for $3.50 at the store instead of a can of formula for $25.00. She transitioned beautifully…we did an ounce at a time of real milk in her bottles until we were at full milk…about 2 weeks.
Finally, I have started to put her snacks in a bowl a few times a day instead of a handful of puffs on the kitchen floor while I made dinner...you know you've all done it. I figured it was time to start treating her like the one year old human child that she is and give her some dinner/snack-ware. Her favorit snacks are Baby Goldfish, Banana C.heerios, and G.erber Yogurt drops—all mixed together in the bowl. I love watching her choose exactly which bite she wants next. Here’s a few cute pics from the weekend of her “snacking”…
All gone?
Friday, May 1, 2009
Heartbreaking
I can't stop thinking about this little girl and what her parents must be going through right now. Please pray for Kayleigh to peacefully leave this world and pass on to Heaven where she will play all day and there will be no more pain...and where she will finally get the Angel wings that she deserves. Please keep her mom and dad in your prayers as well--my heart breaks reading their post today.
Hug your little ones a little closer tonight and thank GOD that he blessed us all with healthy children.
Hug your little ones a little closer tonight and thank GOD that he blessed us all with healthy children.
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